Moncofa weather in March

In March, Moncofa sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 35 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Moncofa's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moncofa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:20 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Moncofa reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3178
4178
5178
6179
7179
8179
9179
10179
11179
12179
13189
14189
15189
16189
17189
18189
19189
20189
21189
221810
231810
241810
251810
261810
271810
281810
291810
301910
311910

Moncofa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 374.59.55.4
Feb16° / 244.110.45.8
Mar18° / 354.911.76.7
Apr20° / 11°416.1136.9
May23° / 15°334.814.27.8
Jun26° / 19°183.414.88.1
Jul29° / 21°91.714.57.2
Aug29° / 22°264.213.66.6
Sep26° / 19°576.612.37.4
Oct23° / 15°526.310.97.6
Nov18° / 11°495.69.86.7
Dec16° / 3659.25.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56436
66535
76535
86634
96634
106634
116733
126733
136733
146733
156634
166634
176634
186535
196535
206535
216535
226436
236436
246337
256337
266337
276337
286337
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Moncofa gets around 35 mm of rain over 4.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
214
314
414
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1114
1214
1314
1414
1515
1615
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2719
2819
2919
3020
3120

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:436:44
211.17:426:45
311.17:406:47
411.17:396:48
511.27:376:49
611.27:366:50
711.37:346:51
811.37:336:52
911.47:316:53
1011.47:306:54
1111.57:286:55
1211.57:266:56
1311.57:256:57
1411.67:236:58
1511.67:226:59
1611.77:207:01
1711.77:187:02
1811.87:177:03
1911.87:157:04
2011.97:137:05
2111.97:127:06
2211.97:107:07
2312.07:087:08
2412.07:077:09
2512.17:057:10
2612.17:037:11
2712.27:027:12
2812.27:007:13
2912.36:587:14
3012.36:577:15
3112.36:557:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Moncofa?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Moncofa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moncofa in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Moncofa sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Moncofa in March

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 2 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Moncofa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moncofa peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Moncofa?

Moncofa sits at 39.8°N, 0.1°W, 0 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Burriana, 10 km away.

Topography around Moncofa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Moncofa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moncofa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 868 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,022 m.

The land around Moncofa is covered by grassland (47%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
868 m
80 km
2,022 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Burriana 10 km · Vila-real 15 km · Almassora 17 km · Sagunto 17 km · Onda 20 km · Grao de Murviedro 20 km · Castelló de la Plana 21 km · El Grao 23 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Moncofa (39.8091°, -0.147°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).